The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-08
POWELL "OPENS
TIE nUoKEYE cAMrA1GN
With n Speech which Consists Prin cipRily
Abuse Of fornksr-EIproises Tnr,n.for.
Revenue. Only Sentiments, which !,
,Y. May Prove Ills Political Ruin.

HAMILTON, O., Sept. 1.-THE opening
meeting Of the Slate campaign OF the
Democratic party was held here this eve.
ming, 1t was very large and enthusas.
tic meeting. The first speech was made
by Hon. Thomas E, Powell, candidate for
Governor. He had IN enthusiastic re-
ceptlon. Mr.. Powell devoted nearly one.
third Of his time to Governor Foraker and
bis administration. Speaking OF wha! was
demanded Of governor Of Ohio, tho
third State in the Union, he said Forakef's
attack upon President Cleveland in bis
speech of acceptance was unworthy one
aspiring to such q high office, and for 1t
he had received condemnation at the
bands Of private peraons and from tho
public prers throughout tho country. He
claimed also that Gov. Foraker had publicly
insulted the 100000 Democratic voters Of
Ohio by referring to them in his speech
40 the 'rebel Brigade" and rs "Conieder.
ates" and "dirty Democrats" He clasued
this method as Of tho same character as
the governors charge on former oCca-
sion that the Democratic management Of
the pcnitontiary had been making caneu
from human skins, negroes and Iriehmen,
This charge, he said, was based Bolely on
the abatement Of some inmates of tbs in /
sane ward OF the penitentiary. e III
j, MISUNDERSTANDING FORAKER, ls.5
Speaking OF tho matter OF tho rebel ilsgs !,
r. : u.
he said the Governor, by hia conduct at
the soldiers reunions, and especially at
Wheeling, had disguised the beat men in
his own party, and they had called halt
onhim. This had gone.to such IN extent
that the executive committe had Issued !
second edition Of his upeechea. Goipg
back to his 6rst topic, he said the people !
wanted governor who would give less at
tsntion to the War that ended 20 PEARS
ago and more to the peaceful people OF The !.
present and future. The administration
Of Foraker was compared with the Demo-.
cratic administrations Of the State and
figures were presented to prove that tho
present State administration had not only
been more expensive than any OF tho
Democratic administrations GU. the most
reckless!y extravagant administrations :wo
have ever had in the State. n f2@ -,
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY. -
The question Of tariff reform was dis. (
cusscd at some length and occupied about
one.third Of the address. He favored /
thorough revision and an honest reform
Of the present system, and said that tho
tariff should be 80 reduced that no more /.
reserve should be raised than the govern. 4
ment needed. He advocated keeping the /
taxes upon whisky, tobacco and articles of
luxury-and making food, clothing and
articles OF necessity and general consump..
ton cheaper. He gave aome attention to
Foraker's GLAZING OF the blesaings OF prolii-
h!b!tlon es given in his article in tho
Forum and mado considerable ridcule of
several statements in that article.
de next gave q summary OF
what had been done :. by tho
National administration, ouch as recover.
Ing the lnnd1 which had been granted to (.
railroad corporations by the Republican
party and stated that the Democratic party
bad not grantsd a single acre Of the public
domain to railroad corporations, and had
not extended or revived einglo grant.
he also gave tho facts upon which he
based bis claim that Cleveland's adminiu-
tration had dono moro for tho soldiers and !
their dependent relatives than any Re- 3
publican administration. He closed his
speech with tribute to Presideu. C!oya..
land and his work, and claimed that the
party which had dona 80 well with nation.E
al Aiiairs was the party to be trusted With Z.
the standardization Of our own Slate 4
affairs. EEs,si'iiITif!!.. : Y :.